Man jailed for five years

A man, Mike Ovrawah, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by an Asaba Customary Court for sending threat to life letter to his victim, Mathias Eto.

Justice S. A Idise, who presided over the case, gave the convict an option of N4, 500 fine on the two-count charge.

Justice Idise said the letter contained threat to life words, including that the accused would pluck off the eyes of the complainant.

The court held that the statement was enough to send fear and pain in the complainant on receiving the threat letter.

It further held that the content of the said letter was both inflammatory as well as a calculated attempt to injure the reputation of the complainant.

Justice Idise pointed out that instead of the accused person to defend the two-count charge against him, he delved into genealogy and since he had claimed being author of the said letter, he was therefore guilty as charged.

“We have carefully looked at both arguments of the parties, we found the accused guilty of the two-count charge of threat to life and defamatory statements and accordingly sentenced to four years imprisonment or fine of N4, 000 for count two, and he is sentenced to one year imprisonment or a fine of N500,” the court held.